Upcoming Bard Competition

"Hello Archway Arete Parents and Students! 

It’s once again time for our annual Bard Competition, which means registration starts now! If your student is interested in trying their hand at this artistic form in this exciting and challenging competition,  please have them ask their teacher for a registration form, which must be turned in no later than Monday, November 5^th by the end of the day. Each student who registers will also receive a copy of the Poetry Out Loud judging guidelines to help them refine their performance for the first round of the competition, which will take place across November 16^th and 19^th at 3:05 after the school day. More details to follow. I am so excited for this competition to kick off and see what students we’ll be hearing from this year, so please don’t hesitate to register! If you have any further questions, please email Ms. Arce-Lindsay at carce-lindsay@archwayarete.org. I look forward to seeing our students perform! Happy poem hunting!"

Sincerely,

Candace Arce-Lindsay | Visual Arts Teacher

Archway Classical Academy | Arete | 4525 E. Baseline Rd. | Gilbert, AZ 85234

P: (480) 222-4233 | F: (480) 424-1795 | E: carce-lindsay@archwayarete.org | W: www.archwayarete.org

Q2 W3 News

Greetings Families,

Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules to visit with Mrs. Arnold and me. It was great to reconnect with all of you a couple weeks ago.

Mrs. Arnold and I will be following up with you regarding various questions asked throughout our conferences. If you are expecting an email in regards to a particular grade or something we discussed in our meeting and you do not hear from us by the end of the week, please reach out to us. We're thankful for your understanding.

Homework:
Each week our aim is that our scholars would be spending around 50-70 minutes on homework. Some of you expressed that your child isn't coming home with much homework at all. For these scholars our goal is to have them slow down, produce quality work, and design homework time to include studying for Science, History, and Roots.

On the other hand, there are some scholars who take over the recommended amount. We encourage these parents to prioritize certain homework and cut it off when it takes over 70 minutes. For example, if your child is taking over the recommended amount because they have spent 30 minutes catching up on studying roots they may not finish their math assignment. Our goal is to put the regular subjects as the priority. For example, Math, Spalding, History and Science should be completed before trying to study Roots or Poetry.

If your child is unable to accomplish part of their homework, please send in a note or an email. There will be no penalty or negative impact on your child or their grade. Your child will just be excused for what they didn't finish.

Last week, we saw an unfortunate decline in our scholars' homework being turned in. Please review the grade reports via email to see if your child is missing assignments. If your child has been absent, it might show that they have missing work, as well. Students who were absent will not be penalized with a late grade when they turn their homework in.

Daily Planner:
Our scholars have time every day to copy down their assignments from the board and ask questions. If you are consistently not seeing your child's planner filled out, please have a conversation with them about it. Then, let us know that this is becoming an issue. It is their responsibility to record the information in the planners. However, we are able to intervene.

Europe Project Due Dates:
Due to not having school on Monday, November 12th. The project is due the next day on November 13th.

FAQ's:
- What is the format for the 3-paragraph essay? Scholars should use what they have learned in 3rd grade to format their essay. We will learn about essay writing later in the year. Students will not be penalized for their formatting. The goal of the 3 paragraph essay is to share the information they have learned throughout the project. 
- When will I know when my child is presenting their project? Students recorded their presentation date in their planners last week. 
- When are the essays and packet due? Tuesday, November 13th. 
- When is the trifold due? Day of Presentation 
- When should I bring in my visual due? Day of Presentation
- Does our country's food have to be store bought? No, for this presentation you may prepare a food item at home to bring in. 

*Keep in mind that our classroom is a nut-free room. Items should be free of all nuts and cross contamination. Additionally, we request that the ingredients are all listed and brought to school with the food item. If you are unsure, email us. 


Upcoming Events
Read-A -Thon: Wednesday, October 31st.
This is an event that we participate in as a whole school. Scholars are allowed to dress up as a character from a historical event or classical book. Please refrain from pop-culture costumes. The deadline for costume approval was last Friday. We are so excited to see all of their costumes.

Q2 W1 News

Hello Families,

Mrs. Arnold and I look forward to meeting with you this week during parent-teacher conferences. If you have forgotten what your time slot is, here is the link to the sign up.

Tutoring and Clubs:
All days this week are half days.
There is no tutoring or clubs during conference week.

Resources: 
We want to draw your attention to our colleague, Mr. Naaktgeboren's Blog. He has a wealth of resources that you may find helpful throughout the next quarter. He has spent the last couple of years building a site where fourth grade parents can find extra study materials to use at home with their child. When you visit his blog, click the resources tab to explore all the different subject areas. Please note that each fourth grade class moves at a similar, yet different pace. Please refer back to your child's planner and our blog for specifics regarding upcoming tests, quizzes, and class announcements.

One of my favorite pieces of the blog is the Science Tab. If you find that your child isn't quite grasping concepts from class at home, some of the supplemental videos may help.

Europe Project:
Need some inspiration for the Europe Project? We have included some photos of previous years' projects, below.

Due Date: Monday, November 12th
- Three-Paragraph Essay 
The essay is about the topics your child researched. They can write about what they found important or interesting. This essay is to be typed and is not to be attached to the actual poster.
- One-Paragraph Reflection Essay: 
The essay should be a reflection of your child's experience with the project. Your child can write about what he or she enjoyed, would or wouldn't do again, expected or didn't expect. This reflection is on the process of the project itself so they are better prepared for future projects. This essay should also be typed.
- Project Research Packet:
This is the packet your child should have most filled out at this point with the information they have found in books or on the internet. Not every blank needs to be completed, but it should be mostly complete and be legible.

Students should bring in their trifold and visual (architecture, dress, or food), on the day of their presentation. A schedule of what day their  presentation will be released shortly.


Homework:
Head over to the Homework Tab for information about our lessons, this week.

Parent Teacher Conferences

Parents will meet with Miss Kogler and Mrs. Arnold in the classroom to discuss their child's progress in fourth grade over the course of the quarter, during the week of October, 15th.

Please arrive 10 minutes early. Enter through the West entrance of the Archway building. Conferences will last approximately 25 minutes; the final five minutes will allow for transitions and teacher breaks. We look forward to discussing your child's growth with you.

Our conference schedule is live!

Click here, to sign up for a time.

If you are unable to make any of the times listed, please let us know. Conferences are not optional.

Optional: If you would like to sign-up for a time to meet with your child's specialists' teachers, click here. Specials conferences last 15 minutes and include all Specials in the Archway Music room. 

Week 9 News

Greetings Families,

I wanted to give another reminder that homework is found in the homework tab on the blog. The home screen is where you will find classroom news for the week.

Missing Work Deadline:
The last day to hand in missing work for our scholars is this Thursday 10/04. Turned in missing work will be recorded as 80% of its graded value.

October Reading Log:
You may have noticed that the reading log is missing the first two weeks of October. Due to this week being the last week of the quarter, we are giving our scholars the week off of reading to focus on their other studies. If your child read last night, you may count those minutes to the first day back after Fall Break. Scholars are not expected to read during Fall Break; although they are always welcome to.

Parent-Teacher Conference Sign-Up: 
An email and blog post will be sent Wednesday (10/03) morning regarding parent-teacher conferences for the week following Fall Break. Please sign-up for a time that works best for you. Conferences will be 25 minutes in duration. Mrs. Arnold and I are thoroughly looking forward to meeting with you all!

Europe Project:
The Europe Research Guide includes a recommended timeline for project completion. Our hope is that our scholars are working gradually on this project throughout the coming weeks. This is not a Fall Break project. Although, some scholars really enjoy working through this project during that time. We have provided enough time for students to work on a piece each week, in hopes of not having it pile up the weekend before it is due.

During the next three weeks, scholars should begin to fill out the information they have learned while researching (Climate/Geography, People Groups, Languages, Culture, Religion, History, Interesting Facts, Landmarks, Flag) on their country.

Here is a copy of the timeline for reference, as indicated in the packet.
The bold face titles are hard deadlines. 
- Select European Country - Q1W6
- European Project Packet Handed Out - Q1W6
- Gather Resources Q1W6 + 7
- Have All Project Presentation Supplies - Q1W8
- Research Guide Completed - Q2W1
- Architecture Project Started (If Building Something) - Q2W2
- Clothing Project Started (If Wearing Something) - Q2W2
- Recipe Project Started (If Serving Something) - Q2W2
- Tri Fold Completed - Q2W3
- 3 Paragraph Essay Written - Q2W3
- Speech Written and Practiced - Q2W4
- Reflective Paragraph Written - Q2W4
- Project of Choice Completed - Q2W4
- Europe Project Research Guide Due - Monday November 12th. 
- 3 Paragraph Essay Due - Monday November 12th. 
- Reflective Paragraph Due - Monday November 12th. 
- Tri Fold and Food Clothing or Architecture Due - Day of Presentation

Digital Books: Any books published, no matter the format (hard copy or digital), counts as a book. There are likely a number of public domain books available that your child may use and that would count toward the book count. However, most public domain books are dated and may not be accurate for some countries. 

End of Quarter Celebration:
We will be having our end of the quarter Princess and the Goblin celebration on Friday afternoon. Our class moms have been hard at work putting together games and sign-up lists for food items. Everyone is welcome to attend. If you are not fingerprint cleared, please let us know ahead of time so we can accommodate you. If you are interested in coming, send us an email and we will email back with our celebration itinerary.

Wishing you all a wonderful week of relaxation and family time.

Miss Kogler and Mrs. Arnold